Window glass package



Aug. 21, 1962 B. o. SALMON wmnow GLASS PACKAGE Filed March 6, 1961KYLYYVYA'A'I wvvvnuw r v v v v v INVENTOR BUSTER O. SALMON United StatesPatent 3,050,234 WINDOW GLASS PACKAGE Buster 0. Salmon, Henryetta, Okla,assignor to Hoerner Boxes, Inc., Keokuk, Iowa, a corporation of DelawareFiled Mar. 6, 1961, Ser. No. 93,569 8 Claims. (Cl. 229-51) Thisinvention relates to a glass package.

In the shipment of sheet glass in relatively small quantities theprovision of a rigid close fitting corrugated board container has provedsatisfactory. In the assembly of such a container, initially a largepiece of corrugated board is folded or wrapped around the assembledsheets of glass with the folds being along the corrugated lines, and thewrapper has adhesively secured within its inside surface a rip tapewhich at one end is also adhesively secured to a tab formed into one ofthe adjoining edges of the folded wrapper, so that lifting the tab wouldbring with it the rip tape and make it possible to tear the corrugatedboard wrapper into two sections. After this board is wrapped around theassembled glass, ends for the sheath thus formed are cut from othersections of corrugated board so that the sides of the ends overwrap theends of the initial wrapper or sheath, then the ends of the end portionsare folded along the edges of the sheath at its corners a distance equalto the extension of the sides of the sheath ends over the panels of thesheath and these corner folded ends have wings extending from their freeedges to fold upon the panels of the sheath. The corners of the sheathend sides have been cut angularly inwardly toward their edges from theirfolded corners and edges of the wings coincide with these cuts to form afirm overwrap of the ends around the edges of the ends of the sheath.These ends are tray shaped members and are adhesively secured throughouttheir inner surfaces to the ends of the sheath enclosing the sheetglass. The rip tape goes around the sheath between and substantiallyparallel to these adhesively applied ends.

This construction provides a rigid container for the initial shipment ofthe sheet glass and the sheet glass not presently used may be retainedor stored within the container by placing thereon the severed end,severed by the tear tape, for future use.

Accordingly an object of this invention is to provide a rigid boardcontainer for the safe shipment of sheet glass. Another object is toprovide for opening of such a container and providing for its possiblere-use for storage. Other objects and advantages of the invention willbe apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawingsforming a part hereof, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the container in its closed position,enclosing the sheet glass.

FIGURE 2 is a similar perspective view with one end of the containertorn away by the use of the rip tape, exposing the contents.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the end removed from the package shownin FIGURE 2, with parts broken away.

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view on line 4--4 of FIG- URE 3 on an enlargedscale.

In the drawings similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

Pieces of sheet glas 1 are packed together, they could be spaced by anymeans 2 to avoid their etching each other. Around them is placed thewrapper 3 preferably made of corrugated board with the corrugationsrunning in line with the folds of the wrapper. This wrapper forms asheath surrounding the contents of the package. The wrapper preferablyhas cuts 4 at one edge forming a tab and a rip tape 5 adhesively securedto the inside of ice the Wrapper parallel to its edge so that uponlifting the tab 4, the tab will bring with it the rip tape and so tearthe sheet into two portions parallel to its length. Ends 6 preferablyalso of corrugated board are then folded into trough shape, and thesides 7 are adhesively secured to the sides of the panels of the wrapperor sheath 3. These ends 6 have at their ends a portion 8 folded at thecorner 9 of the sheath against the sheath edge as shown at 10 and thesefolded portions have projecting wings 11 folded inwardly along thecorners of the panels of the sheath. The sides 7 have been cut awayalong angular lines leading from the, folded corners 9 so that the wingscoincide with the ends of sides 7 so that the sheath ends form acomplete tray which is adhesively secured to the ends of the sheath overtheir complete adjoining surfaces and this renders the sheath rigid andmakes it virtually impossible to twist the sheath from side to side orfrom corner to corner. The wings extend a distance along both panels ofthe sheath, to give good support to the container corners.

It is preferable that the ends 6 be folded with the corrugations of theboard in the sides 7 of these ends parallel to the direction of thecorrugations in the panels of the sheath, as shown in FIGURE 4. Theboard is less susceptible to cutting by the glass at the ends of thesheath across the transverse direction of the corrugations. Also in thepreferred form double faced C fluted board is used and in the endsdouble wall BC fluted board is used also as shown in FIGURE 4, althoughof course this preference is not essential for the success of theconstruction. In this preferred construction, it is apparent that theflutes in the wings extend around the sheath ends, parallel thereto, andadd additional strength because of this direction of placement.

It will be apparent that when the package has been initially opened byremowng the tear tape 5 by lifting the tab 4 one end with its adhesivelysecured portion of the sheath may be removed and the contents of thepackage removed. This end may be replaced over the package contentsremaining and if desired even the space occupied by the removed sheetsof glass could be refilled by sheets of corrugated board and a firmstorage package is then obtained. Of course where it is desired toincrease the firmness of the package, paper tape could be adhesivelywrapped around the package where the rip tape had been removed. Or theglass could be removed, and treated in any desired manner and rescaledfor another shipment.

It will be apparent that various changes and modifications in theconstruction of the container above described may be made withoutdeparting from the invention.

What is claimed as new and is desired to be secured by Letters Patentis:

1. A container for packaged articles such as rectangular sheets of glassand the like comprising an elongated sheet of board around one or morearticles forming an open ended sheath, similar trough shaped endsadhesively secured to the outside of the ends of the sheath, each saidend comprising sections of board folded around the ends of the articlesand sheath, forming sheath side overlaps and folded around the edges ofthe sheath at the corners -a distance substantially equal to the sideoverlap of the sheath side overlaps, forming an end wrap, each sheathside overlap at its corner being cut away along an angular lineextending inwardly from the end wrap corner at its corner fold, the endwraps having wings extending in line with and joining the side overlapsand being adhesively secured to the folded sheath.

2. The container of claim 1 in which the free edges of the board meetnear the center of one side of the sheath.

3. The container of claim 1 in which the sheath side overlaps, end wrapsand wings and the sheath are adhesively secured together over theirentire mutual contiguous surfaces.

4. The container of claim 1 in which the free edges of the board meetnear the center of one side of the sheath, one of saidedges having cutsforming an integral tab for initiating a tear to open the container, arip tape adhesively secured around the inside of the sheath and to saidtab, whereby lifting the tab brings with it the rip tape to tear thecontainer into two portions, around the sheath between its ends.

5. The container of claim 1 in which the trough shaped ends enclosingthe sheath ends are corrugated board folded around the sheath ends alonglines normal to the corrugations.

6. A container for packaged articles such as rectangular sheets of glassand the like comprising an elongated sheet of corrugated board foldedalong its corrugations around one or more articles forming an open endedsheath, similar trough shaped ends adhesively secured to the outside ofthe ends of the sheath, each said end comprising sections of corrugatedboard folded around the ends of the articles and sheath, forming sheathside overlaps and folded around the edges of the sheath at the corners adistance substantially equal to the side overlap of the sheath sideoverlaps, forming an end wrap, each sheath side overlap at its cornerbeing cut away along an angular line extending inwardly from the endwrap corner at its corner fold, the end wraps having 'wings extending inline with and joining the side overlaps and being adhesively secured tothe folded sheath.

7. The container of claim 6 in which the trough shaped ends enclosingthe sheath ends are folded around the sheath ends along lines normal tothe corrugations, the corrugations in the sheath side overlaps beingparallel to those of the sheath. 1

8. The container of claim 6 in which the sheath side overlaps and sheathare adhesively secured together over their entire mutual contiguoussurfaces.

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